Licenses panel alters hours of Apartment 720 nightclub

After hearing complaints from neighbors in the 700 block of N. Milwaukee St., members of the city's Licenses Committee voted Tuesday to tweak a request from the owners of Apartment 720 to increase the nightclub's hours of operation.

The popular club, 720 N. Milwaukee St., is currently open three nights a week. The current hours are Thursday from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., and Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. until 2:30 a.m.

The club's owners had requested adding more hours. They wanted the club to be open from Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.

But residents said the club was disruptive to the neighborhood and asked Common Council members on the committee to trim the request.

On a motion by Ald. Joe Dudzik, the committee amended the request to allow the club to be open during the daytime on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Closing hours won't change for the days the club is open.

The club's tavern and public entertainment licenses expire in April. A hearing on the club's request to renew both licenses is expected to be held March 18.